Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt

William Arnett, Louisiana P. Bendolph et al. [contribs.]; Paul Arnett et al. [eds.]

ISBN 10: 0971910456 / ISBN 13: 9780971910454

Published by Tinwood Books, Atlanta, 2006

About this Item

Atlanta: Tinwood Books, 2006. First Edition. Quarto. 223 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Blind-stamped black boards. Color photographs throughout. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges. Boards show very mild shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 29360

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
• Publisher: Tinwood Books, Atlanta
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971910456
• ISBN 13: 9780971910454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a book and exhibition that are part of an ongoing series of research projects about the African American community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, and its quilts. Surrounded on three sides by a river, Gee's Bend developed a distinctive local culture and quilt design aesthetic. The Quilts of Gee's Bend, the first exhibition to document the quiltmaking achievements from this remote enclave, was launched at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. Subsequently presented at twelve major museums, the show was seen by over a million viewers and prompted an outpouring of popular interest and international critical acclaim. Expanding upon that initial exhibition and its accompanying publications, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt - also developed by the Tinwood Alliance with the museum - offers a deeper look into the women and their art, and a more focused investigation into the nature, inspirations, and future of the Gee's Bend quilt tradition.